Fishes . liver of the cod yields an easily digested oil of greatvalue in the medical treatment of diseases causing emaciation. The Alaska cod, Gadiis macrocephaliis, is equally abundantw-ith the Atlantic species, from which it differs very slightly,the air-bladder or sounds being smaller, according to the fisher-men, and the head being somewhat larger. This species is foundfrom Cape Flattery to Hakodate in Japan, and is very abundantabout the Aleutian Islands and especially in the Okhotsk Sea.With equal markets it would be as important commerciallyas the Atlantic cod. In the codfish {Gadiis) a
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Fishes . liver of the cod yields an easily digested oil of greatvalue in the medical treatment of diseases causing emaciation. The Alaska cod, Gadiis macrocephaliis, is equally abundantw-ith the Atlantic species, from which it differs very slightly, the air-bladder or sounds being smaller, according to the fisher-men, and the head being somewhat larger. This species is foundfrom Cape Flattery to Hakodate in Japan, and is very abundantabout the Aleutian Islands and especially in the Okhotsk Sea.With equal markets it would be as important commerciallyas the Atlantic cod. In the codfish {Gadiis) and related generathere are three dorsal and two anal fins. In the codfish thelateral line is pale and the lower jaw shorter than the upper. 742 Opisthomi and Anacanthini The haddock (Meianogrammus ccglifintis) closely resemblesthe cod and is of similar quality as food. It is known at sightby the black lateral line. It is found on both shores of theAtlantic and when smoked is the finnan haddie of commerce.. Fig. 6.54.—Haddock, Meianogrammus (eglifinus (L.). Eastport, Me. The pollack, coalfish, or green cod {Pollachiiis carbottariits)is also common on both shores of the north Atlantic. It is darkerthan the cod and more lustrous, and the lower jaw is longer, with a smaller barbel at tip. It is especially excellent whenfresh. The whiting (Merlangus merlangus) is a pollack-like fish com-mon on the British coasts, but not reaching the American shores.